Poems

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BEFORE DAWN

Irene M. Ebeling

Is it Venusthat tops the tallest pineframed by my window?
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"MAKE ME THEREOF A LITTLE CAKE FIRST"

Maxine Le Pelley

A personal demand?

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Anthology of classic articles III

Listen to this inspiring collection of articles.

From Faculties indestructible

MAN'S DIVINE HERITAGE

Man's divine heritage as the son of God is not a promise, but is the present fact; it is one's true state of being.

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WHEN HEALING COMES

June McCleneghan Fowler

It may be on some silent, sandy beachWith lazy waters lapping at my feetOr on a crowded, noisy city street.

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PAUSE WITHIN PROGRESS

Margaret Bouvé Moreland

Restful stand is this—upon rung,not leafof laurel.
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TO KNOW

Sydney C. Swire

I jounce my baby son on my kneeAnd think of another mother,One I never met, whom I am learning to knowBecause all mothers know each other.
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THE GIFT OF DAY

Doris Kerns Quinn

Dayis no idle giftfrom a thoughtless benefactor,no insubstantial stageon which we can appear as actorsof our own preposterous fiction—making it up as we go along.

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Changing your world

Listen to this Sentinel Watch series—and discover how your prayers can make a difference in the world.

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Get to know God: The “omnis”

Listen to gain deeper insight into the four “omnis”—omnipresence, omnipotence, omniscience, and omniaction.

From Living the Lord's Prayer

'OUR FATHER ...'

The Lord's Prayer sparks the recognition that divine Love is always with us.

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From Conquering hate, enthroning peace

Love's triumph over hate

How can we love when others hate? Prayerful turning to God, divine Love, with the earnest desire to express His qualities under all circumstances will give us strength and ability to do right.

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ALIGHT WITH LOVE

Doris Kerns Quinn

Man's eyes are lit with love.
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ACCEPTABLE

Pearl Strachan Hurd

Prophet—honored, respected,"save in his own country"—feels cruel blastof rejection.
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THE REAL YOU

Alfredonia Thomas Lambert

Boy, you ain't no lump of clay;God made you it is true—but He didn't make you that way.
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The Parable of the Sower

Sylvia N. Poling

A sower—One who plants seeds.
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YOUR PLACE

Maxine Le Pelley

In Genesis one,Scripture showsYour place in God.
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PLACE IN SPACE

Richard Henry Lee

Pinpointing place,You say so surely,"Here is where.